Solidarity with the Miners Strike in Kryvyi Rih Since September 3, iron ore miners’ have been on a wildcat strike at the mines of KZRK, PJSC (Kryvyi Rih Iron Ore Plant) in southern Ukraine. Their actions have included an underground protest by 400 miners. They have been joined in protests by actions by fellow workers … Continue reading Victory to the Ukrainian miners
Ukraine: May Day March against the Oligarchs
Workers and trade unionists demand decent work and decent pay on 1 May in Kryvyi Rih 1 травня. Кривий Ріг - 1 May Kryvyi Rih A pioneering May Day celebration was held in the city of Kryvyi Rih, a major industrial centre of Ukraine. Organised by the independent trade unions, miners, steel workers and radical … Continue reading Ukraine: May Day March against the Oligarchs
MASS STRIKES AND OCCUPATIONS BY UKRAINIAN MINERS
URGENT APPEAL FOR SOLIDARITY Ukrainian miners are engaged mass action in the city of Kryvyi Rih with strikes, occupations and a a hunger strike of 400 miners underground in the "Yubileynaya" (Jubilee) mine of EVRAZ Sukha Balka JSC in Kryvyi Rih. The" ArcelorMittal "workers seized the plant, and the" Evraz Sukha Balka "family of miners blocked … Continue reading MASS STRIKES AND OCCUPATIONS BY UKRAINIAN MINERS
URGENT APPEAL FOR SOLIDARITY FROM UKRAINIAN MINERS OF KRYVYI RIH
The Independent Union of Miners of Ukraine (NGPU) at the EVRAZ Sukha Balka mining company in Kryvyi Rih has issued an urgent appeal for solidarity – their appeal is addressed to MPs in the UK. Ukraine Solidarity Campaign has campaigned with the miners successfully against the oligarchs of EVRAZ in the past – joined by … Continue reading URGENT APPEAL FOR SOLIDARITY FROM UKRAINIAN MINERS OF KRYVYI RIH
Appeal of the workers of Arselor Mittal, Kryvyi Rih
The workers of the industrial city of Kryvyi Rih have been engaged in a series of struggles with their oligarch employers. The Joint Stock Company ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih is one of the leaders among the largest enterprises of Mining and Steel Complex of Ukraine. Published below are the demands of the workers collective outlined in … Continue reading Appeal of the workers of Arselor Mittal, Kryvyi Rih
Leading Union Activist Olena Maslova attacked in Kryvyi Rih
In Kryvyi Rih, on Tuesday, 12th January) activist in the Independent Trade Union of Miners of Ukraine (NGPU) and the Confederation of Free Trade Unions of Ukraine Olena Maslova was brutally attacked. At 23:10 she returned home from work at the Lenin mine. On the Kosygin street she was attacked from behind – hitting her … Continue reading Leading Union Activist Olena Maslova attacked in Kryvyi Rih
Krivorizhstal’ is silent about the size of job cuts. Workers block the road.
On 11 December 2015 workers from Kryvyi Rih metallurgical plant ArcelorMittal came out to protest. The reason for their dissatisfaction was planned mass job cuts that had been announced by the owners of the Indian company Mittal Steel. The protesters temporarily blocked a nearby road, demanding that the job cut plans be abandoned. The web … Continue reading Krivorizhstal’ is silent about the size of job cuts. Workers block the road.
FORUM IN PARLIAMENT WITH MINERS LEADER HEARS THE REVOLUTION IS NOT OVER
THE UKRAINIAN WORKERS ARE WILLING TO FIGHT The Ukraine Solidarity Campaign held a packed meeting in the House of Commons on 10th March addressed by Yuriy Samoylov, Chairman of the NGPU – independent Trade Union of Miners of Ukraine in Kryvyi Rih. The meeting was hosted by Labour Party MP's John McDonnell and Ian Lavery, … Continue reading FORUM IN PARLIAMENT WITH MINERS LEADER HEARS THE REVOLUTION IS NOT OVER
Solidarity scores a victory in miners struggle with EVRAZ
We are pleased to announce a major breakthrough in the struggle of the miners of Kryvyi Rih which has been a beacon of hope in crisis ridden Ukraine.After being ignored for months the miners of the Ukrainian industrial metropolis of Kryvyi Rih have had a breakthrough in their dispute with the corporate giant EVRAZ, securing … Continue reading Solidarity scores a victory in miners struggle with EVRAZ
UKRAINIAN MINERS POINT TO A POWERFUL ALTERNATIVE
Chris Ford convenor Ukraine Solidarity campaign writes about a forceful campaign by miners in Ukraine and the lessons in provides a country torn by a toxic mixture of rising fascism, external interference and ethnic conflict.After being ignored for months, the miners of the Ukrainian industrial metropolis of Kryvyi Rih have had a breakthrough in their … Continue reading UKRAINIAN MINERS POINT TO A POWERFUL ALTERNATIVE